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U.S. Army

Samuel Rodmond Smith

ConflictCivil War

RankBrevet Major

Year of Action1865

Unit/CommandCompany C, 4th Delaware Infantry

BirthplaceWilmington, Delaware

Citation

Swam the partly frozen creek under fire to establish a crossing.

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